Autumn is a special time. I think about warm Indian summer colors, pumpkins, over-sized sweaters, new babies, snuggling in bed and of course the beautiful changing landscape that simply captivates your imagination.

I don't think I could live a season-less life, where it's constantly summer or winter. I need the evolution, the motivation of the constant transformation of the flowers and colors. It's life and life is in constant movement, progression and evolution. That's how I see autumn.

How I view the seasons is very close to how I view families. Whether it's a family of friends, a newly wedded couple or a growing family with kids.. We are always in motion, relationships changing, becoming more and less intense, growing together or growing apart.

It's constant and no one can stop that.

It's one of the things that draws me to photography and to families. The fact that we can capture the essence of relationships in these small time capsules and look back on them years later. We see the happiness and the tears. We hear the crunch of the crisp leaves and remember the high-pitched little 2 year old voice asking to see the duckies. We smell the cold air and the hot cocoa.

It's all in there.

All in the photos.

Begging to trigger a flashback to the sweet times of childhood or the honey-moon feeling of newlyweds.

Hey there, gorgeous!

Welcome to the home of Katie Donnelly Photography! I'm Katie, the owner and creative behind this Paris and NYC based engagement and family portrait photography brand. I laugh loudly, I love hard, and I can eat a pound of pasta in a sitting. (Seriously, ask my husband) I love celebrating everyday moments (with champagne of course!) and documenting the weird, the funny, and the wonderful of the everyday through family portraiture. Most days I’m hanging out in Paris or NYC and making art for my KDP portrait clients, or planning the next time I cook for our friends and family. My specialty? Pasta with fresh homemade pesto sauce.

What do you think? Are you the KDP cup of coffee?(that's, cawfee to all you fellow NYers)

Oui oui, madame, I’m sure you are! The KDP family is loving, adventurous and travels the world. You take lots of photos, and road trip with your dog (He sticks his head out the window with his tongue flying in the wind doesn’t he?!). You love enjoying the simplicity life and being silly. You savor the little moments and the big ones. You’re pretty sure that your kids are growing up WAY too fast, but are also excited to see who they become. Your family is your life (they’re probably one of those big crazy families like mine) and you spend a lot of time together talking, laughing, BBQing, and just enjoying each others company.

If this sounds like you, I think we should be friends.. sorry, is it too soon? *ahem* I mean, why don’t you get in touch. Let’s make some artful family portraits for your home..

Doesn’t that beautiful family of yours deserve it?

Katie Donnelly Photography

Paris + NYC PHOTOGRAPHER

"Hey Katie!! I got the album last Thursday and I haven't even gotten a chance to write to you because I've been too busy showing it to friends and family! Thank you so much :). Saying that I loved it is an understatement. You did and amazing job on it and you're an incredible photographer! You helped me keep the memory of my trip in a beautiful way.

Xx

Rossy"

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